A prospective study of pelvic floor physical therapy: Pain and psychosexual outcomes in provoked vestibulodynia

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1955-1968

  Goldfinger, Corrie ^a   Pukall, Caroline F ^a   Gentilcore Saulnier, Evelyne ^a   Mclean, Linda ^a   Chamberlain, Susan ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dyspareunia; Pain; Physical Therapy; Provoked Vestibulodynia; Psychosexual Factors; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOKED VESTIBULODYNIA; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; VULVODYNIA; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 67649850761     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01304.x     Document Type: Article

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